Ragamuffin Soul

Beyond a doubt, my favorite moment of the trip was watching Jonathan get baptized and literally seeing Jesus explode from him as he arose from the water. God. STILL. Moves. Los

I knew I was gonna love my new church… Los

Video never does justice… But this is some of what we did when we went to to Joplin the last few days with our church Crosspoint.tv. I had no tripod or steady cam so forgive my shaky hands. I’m glad I got to live a piece of this story. I’m also glad I missed the [...]

If you could preach today to yourself today…What would you preach on? Los

Tradition is a good thing. It brings a wealth of knowledge and history and alignment to a somewhat scattered church. Innovation is a good thing as it brings freedom, newness, and relevance to a somewhat stale church. Yet both of these things can become numbing. When you sit on a seat for too long your [...]

What do you think the greatest advancement in the church will be by the year 3000? Los

We have a church. Soul City Church. It was instrumental in bringing a transformational mindset into my family and marriage.  We would sit on Jarrett and Jeanne’s sofa for hours and weeks and months talking about how to live out this new way of thinking about church and the Gospel. Last November I wrote this [...]

This month has been a —–(female pootch). Or crappy… Today I feel like cussing…but I censored my typing, although you all know what I typed, so is it really censored if I thought it? Anyways… The Whittakers are broke, but only in America. The truth is we have a roof over our head, and food, [...]

I do this every other month. It’s time again. We are going to hold an online prayer service with a few other bloggers. I want to open this up for you to share how exactly we can pray for you. I’m always amazed at the needs that are hanging around this amazing community. Depending on [...]

Here’s the deal. Social Justice is sexy. Just ask GAP, Bono, Angelina, and the slew of others who have decided to give back. I am all about the sexiness because it opens peoples eyes to the needs of this world. Giving to help children across the world makes peoples hearts full. And it should. I [...]